Official LSE 2019/20 Postgraduate Applicants Thread

I applied on the 18th of Oct with MSc Financial Mathematics as my 1st choice, but I got rejected on this Wednesday

Sorry to hear that, but taking a quick glance at the admission statistics posted on LSE's website it seems really, really selective, much more so than MSc Fin. :-( Have you applied for MSc Fin to any other schools?

All the best for your second choice! Please do update here if you hear anything. :-)

Thanks, hopefully I will be successful with my 2nd choice. I've also applied to Imperial & UCL for MSc Fin Engineering/Fin Mathematics, as well as MPhil Finance at Cambridge. How about you?

I’ve applied for MSc Fin Economics at Oxford and MSc Fin at Warwick for now, may apply to Imperial and UCL eventually.

I just got an email from LSE asking me if I would like to be considered for MSc Fin instead of the one with the Private Equity specialisation which I applied for, so I guess things are moving along. Reading past year threads, it does seem like take they about 8 weeks to make a decision, so probably another month of waiting to go!

Congrats, that sounds like good news to me! I personally think both MSc Fin & MSc Fin with PE are good enough to get you into sell-side/buy-side. I think based on past threads, usually the first batch of offers come out in early Jan (at least for finance-related programmes).
Good luck with the all your applications and keep me updated

Congrats, that sounds like good news to me! I personally think both MSc Fin & MSc Fin with PE are good enough to get you into sell-side/buy-side. I think based on past threads, usually the first batch of offers come out in early Jan (at least for finance-related programmes).
Good luck with the all your applications and keep me updated

I've just got word from the admissions office that the application outcome will be out "in the next week or so". Guess it's coming sooner than we thought.

I've just got word from the admissions office that the application outcome will be out "in the next week or so". Guess it's coming sooner than we thought.

How exactly did that come about, and what did they say? Did it seem like the first wave of outcomes will be in the next week or so, or was this more of a comment on your specific application?

Hi, it was more of a comment on my application in particular. That being said, in the event that it is an offer, I do very much doubt that they will send out individual offers, as opposed to batches.

Anyhow, I'm not thinking too much about it - it might be a rejection anyway.

Are you applying for MSc Finance as well?

Hi all, I am a complete newbie to this and have two questions that I'm hoping someone might be able to answer.

First, I was wondering whether (realistically) it is too late to apply for LSE programs if I submit my application just prior to Christmas, given they say that spots fill on a rolling basis?

Second, I quite like the look of the MSc Comparative Politics and the MSc Political Communication courses but am not sure of my chances at getting in. I graduated from the University of Melbourne with first class honours (84 weighted average, 88 thesis) and have a few years' work experience at a Big 4 firm in management consulting as well as working with a Member of Parliament. I've not had anything published, nor won academic prizes whilst at university. However, I have held leadership positions and done quite a bit of volunteering/community service in various capacities - I'm told this can help. The other course that appeals to me is the MPhil in Politics and IR at Cambridge, but again I'm not sure what competition for places is like in comparison with LSE (I suspect there's probably a relevant thread elsewhere to ask questions about that!).

I would really appreciate any feedback to get a sense of whether it's worth applying or not.

Thank you!

Are you kidding me? You sound like a great applicant! You should definitely apply to both LSE and Cambridge.

Also - some people apply in January and still get offers so before Xmas shouldn't be an issue. I am aiming to have applied around mid December myself

Hi all, I am a complete newbie to this and have two questions that I'm hoping someone might be able to answer.

First, I was wondering whether (realistically) it is too late to apply for LSE programs if I submit my application just prior to Christmas, given they say that spots fill on a rolling basis?

Second, I quite like the look of the MSc Comparative Politics and the MSc Political Communication courses but am not sure of my chances at getting in. I graduated from the University of Melbourne with first class honours (84 weighted average, 88 thesis) and have a few years' work experience at a Big 4 firm in management consulting as well as working with a Member of Parliament. I've not had anything published, nor won academic prizes whilst at university. However, I have held leadership positions and done quite a bit of volunteering/community service in various capacities - I'm told this can help. The other course that appeals to me is the MPhil in Politics and IR at Cambridge, but again I'm not sure what competition for places is like in comparison with LSE (I suspect there's probably a relevant thread elsewhere to ask questions about that!).

I would really appreciate any feedback to get a sense of whether it's worth applying or not.

Thank you!

Shock time: my transcript has, I think, moved to the bottom of the application tracker. Let's see if a decision follows today!

My transcript has moved down as well. Not sure if that's good though given the fact that rejections come out earlier than offers.

Do you mind sharing when did you submit your application? I submitted mine on 16th Nov, havn’t heard anything so far :|